Google exec says regulatory concerns slowing its AI rollout in Canada
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A Google executive is suggesting the federal government’s online news law is among the “regulatory” factors slowing the rollout of the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot in Canada.
Bard, Google’s generative AI product and rival to ChatGPT, launched in March and is now available in 40 languages and 230 countries and territories, with plans for further expansion “in a way that is consistent with local regulations,” the company said.
During a Tuesday press roundtable about Google’s AI projects, Sam Sebastian, vice president and Canada country manager of Google Cloud, said the company considers a country’s “regulatory regime” among other factors when deciding where to launch Bard.
When asked what regulations Google is considering when it comes to bringing Bard to Canada, Sebastian cited the Online News Act, which would force tech giants and other companies to pay Canadian news producers for links posted to their platforms
